Re: Pinging Dakota fixes

From: Bob Tom (tigers@bserv.com)
Date: Thu Jul 29 1999 - 16:54:12 EDT


At 03:11 PM 7/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
>One correction/point on the spark plug temperatures:
>
>You can only go so cold before they foul up within 1 day. As for the "more
>mods, colder plugs theory"...nope. With the standard mods that most of us
>are running:
>
>FABM/FIPK, Cat-Back Exhaust, MSD or Jacobs, Wires, Hype-Plugs, Electric
>Fans, Chip, and Electric Fans
>
>That does NOT constitute more than one step colder on the plugs. maybe if
>he's running Nitrous and/or a Supercharger I can understand two ranges
>colder...but even then it's not always required.
>
>- Bernd

To me, when the article suggested performance mods to the engine, I interpret
this to mean internal changes (or as you said Nitrous/S.C./Turbo) which will
increase the temperature in the combustion chamber, not the bolt-ons of today.

Bob
Burlington, Ontario

'97 CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55, auto., 4x2, flame red



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